NATS Vancouver

Dr. Gallant  has adjudicated singers at festivals and competitions for decades and joins us to share tips on how to become involved in adjudication:  How do I get my name onto the roster of adjudicators in BC and beyond? What makes a good adjudicator? Join us for a zoom info session starting at 4 pm. This session is free of charge and also open to non-NATS friends and colleagues interested in this topic. The zoom link will come to current…

For the second time this year, we are providing a performing opportunity via Zoom and we hope that many of you will have students ready to participate, performing live to an online audience.  A Zoom recital allows us to sing for each other, our friends and relatives without having to worry about COVID protocols and masks, and has the added benefit of opening our performances to friends and relatives anywhere in the world! This recital is called “ A Light…

"Nurturing Young Singers in the Studio" - A Mini-Webinar for teachers of children, tweens and teens Presented by: Kelly Coubrough and Melissa Braun Date: Sunday, April 25 at 4pm on Zoom If you are not a member of NATS Vancouver but would like to attend, please contact groberts@capilanou.ca for the link, available Saturday April 24 Our presenters: About Melissa Braun pdf Kelly Bio NATS 2021 copy

Have questions about food and singing? Come and hear Jennifer Taverner, holistic nutritionist and soprano, share her wisdom on the topic of Nutrition and the Voice. Business meeting with board elections at 2 pm; Featured speaker at 2:45. Zoom link available from all NATS Chapter members or email groberts at capilanou.ca

Please join us on Zoom, Sunday Sept 26 at 4 pm, for a conversation with Vancouver singer/teacher/force-of-nature Dawn Pemberton.  Dawn will perform for us, talk about her life in music, and answer any questions you may have about her work. A quick read of her bio will show you just how diverse a skill set she brings to the Vancouver music scene: Vibrant, genuine and soulful, Dawn has deep musical roots that take her powerful voice from gospel and soul…

Spanish Diction for singers BLURB The basics of Spanish for singers in any style: classical, folk, pop....find out what Gloria Estaban has known for years; Spanish is a fun and colourful language for singing. With Fabiana Katz. Click the link for more info. Zoom link will be emailed to NATS members the day before the event. To be added to the mailing list for this event, please contact groberts at the email address below.

Four working professional vocalists share their personal experience of "making it" in the voice world: Melanie Adams, Steve Maddock, Micah Schroeder and Michelle Rosen will discuss the things that were invaluable in developing a career: What helped? What didn't? What do they know now that they wish they had known when they were a student? Is it really "who you know, not what you know"? Join them to hear their stories and ask questions (lots and lots of questions!) on…

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN START TIME! A pre-festival recital for students of NATS Vancouver teachers. By delaying this recital to later in the spring we are confident that we are able to host our first in-person event  in over two years. Health guidelines allowing, this recital will take place at a "new to us" venue in North  Burnaby and is open to singers at all levels singing in any genre. Performers are invited to sing one or two songs/arias. A…